First up, there’s actually no pumpkin in a PSL. No biggie, right? We’re sure all of that deliciousness comes from something else good.

Not so much. Instead, two of the ingredients are actually cancer-causing carcinogens. A PSL has two servings of caramel color level IV in it, which was found to give mice cancer in a government-funded study. Secondly, the brand of milk used in a PSL is from a firm which feeds its cows genetically modified food, such as corn, soy, and cottonseed, which is also linked to cancer.

If that isn’t enough to make you reconsider that PSL, let’s talk about the calorie implications. There are more than 50 grams of sugar in a non-fat grande Pumpkin Spice Latte. That’s more than 15 chocolate chip cookies or two slices of cheesecake.

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